AMD Phenom X2 B60 vs Intel Pentium G4500

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X2 B60 and Intel Pentium G4500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Phenom X2 B60

Intel Pentium G4500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X2 B60

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4500

Around 57% lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2152 vs 1346
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2798 vs 2627

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2152 vs 1346
PassMark - CPU mark	2798 vs 2627

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X2 B60
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G4500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1346

2152

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2627

2798

Name	AMD Phenom X2 B60	Intel Pentium G4500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1346	2152
PassMark - CPU mark	2627	2798
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		854
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		50.388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.256
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		8.871
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1219
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2030
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2908
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1219
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2030
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2908

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X2 B60	Intel Pentium G4500
Essentials
Family	AMD Phenom
OPN Tray	HDXB60WFK2DGM
Place in performance rating	1861	1856
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Skylake
Launch date		September 2015
Launch price (MSRP)		$73
Price now		$96.86
Processor Number		G4500
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		11.54
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.50 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		150 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		65 °C
Maximum frequency		3.5 GHz
Transistor count		1400 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	51 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Device ID		0x1912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)